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• Many Kurdish politicians arrested or detained in ongoing operations 

  As part of the ongoing political genocide operations against Kurdish politicians, many were detained in Ankara and Bolu, 6 were arrested in Van while there is yet no information regarding detentions in Istanbul operation.
• ISIS using civilians in Mosul as human shields 

  As the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation continues at full force on its third day, ISIS gangs in the city are reported to be using civilians as human shields.
• Demirtaş: Before Mosul, AKP should first clear Antep of ISIS 

  HDP Co-President Demirtaş objected to the AKP’s approach towards Mosul operation and said "You should first clear Antep of ISIS.” Regarding the siege in Şırnak, Demirtaş said that Botan’s people are not alone.
• Two thousand people from Mosul head to the border to cross into Rojava 

  Masses from Mosul are waiting on the border to cross into Rojava after the beginning of the operation to liberate the city from ISIS occupation.
• Iraqi army on the offensive against ISIS in Mosul from three directions 

  On the second day of the Mosul operation, the Iraqi army is on the offensive against ISIS gangs from three directions. By the end of the day, they are planning to have advanced 20 kms towards the city from the south east
• Heavy clashes to the southeast of Mosul on the 2nd day of the operation 

  As the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation continues on its second day, clashes have intensified to the southeast of the city as of 06:00 Tuesday morning.
• Demo in Baghdad against Turkish invasion in Iraq 

  Thousands have taken to the streets in Baghdad today to protest the Turkish invasion in Iraq.
• Iraqi PM: Presence of Turkish troops will harm the Turkey-Iraq relations 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi stated that the ongoing presence of Turkish troops on Iraqi soil will harm the relations between two countries.
• Balance sheet from the first day of the Mosul operation 

  The operation to liberate Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, from ISIS occupation continues on its second day.
• Public meetings banned in Ankara for 45 days 

  Ankara Governorate has banned all public meetings, demonstrations and marches in the capital city for 45 days for “security reasons”.
• 10 villages liberated in Mosul operation 

  Iraqi forces participating in the operation to liberate Mosul are making advances since the beginning of the offensive early Monday morning.
• Antep Governor backs ISIS member who blew himself up 

  Antep Governor Ali Yerlikaya backed ISIS member Mehmet Kadir Cebael and said that he "blew himself up in a construction site so that the neighbors do not get harmed."
• Saleh Moslem: Only Kurds want a solution in Syria 

  PYD’s establishment was celebrated in Kiel, Germany. PYD Co-President Moslem spoke during the event and said that only Kurds want a solution and an end to the bloodshed in Syria.
• Two-year prison sentence sought for HDP co-chair Demirtaş 

  Two-year prison sentence was sought for HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş as he was sued.
• Clashes on Xazır front to the east of Mosul 

  Clashes erupted on the Xazır front to the east of the Mosul city after the beginning of the operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation earlier this morning.
• Operation to liberate Mosul from ISIS occupation begins 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said early Monday that the long-awaited operation to liberate Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, from ISIS occupation has begun.
• TAK statement on Haymana and Antalya actions 

  Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) issued a statement on Haymana and Antalya actions.
• Turkey sends reinforcements to Bashiqa 

  Turkish state is reported to have sent reinforcements, which are to participate in Mosul operation, to Bashiqa through Duhok.
• Mosul Operation claimed to have started 

  Military operation against the ISIS-occupied city of Mosul in Iraq is reported to have started.
• PYD co-chair Moslem speaks at the Syriza Congress in Athens 

  Speaking at the 2nd Congress of SYRIZA in Athens, PYD co-chair Saleh Moslem stated that Kurds and Greeks had historical relations and both folks had a common fate.
• PYD's Kobanê: Europe should support the reconstruction process 

  A panel was organised in Lausanne to discuss the Rojava Revolution and current developments in the region.
• HDP co-chair Demirtaş speaks at the SYRIZA Congress in Athens 

  Speaking at the 2nd Congress of SYRIZA, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said: It's time for carrying the heavy but sacred weight of defending freedom, pluralism and democracy without boundaries hand in hand, through these hard times."
• Kurdish children in Sweden protest the AKP's closure of Zarok TV 

  Kurdish children in Söderhamn, northern Sweden protested the AKP government's closure of Zarok TV, a children’s television network broadcasting in Kurdish.
• Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office: No agreement on Turkish troops in Iraq 

  Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement and said that there is no agreement on Turkish troops in Iraq. Iraqi officials noted that the only agreement between Turkey and Iraq was regarding Turkey’s training of Iraqi police inside Turkey.
• Iraqi Parliamentarian Nema: Iraq must acknowledge the PKK’s legality 

  Iraqi Parliamentarian Atavuf Nema made a notion at the Iraqi Parliament and demanded that Iraq acknowledge the PKK’s legality.